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Oklahoma City gambler Teddy Mitchell to plead guilty

Plea scheduled for July 8 in Oklahoma City federal court. The gambling case attracted widespread public attention because Mitchell's wife, Julie, 34, was brutally beaten to death in their home in November 2010. Teddy Mitchell was traveling out of the state at the time.

His plea in his illegal gambling case is scheduled for July 8 in Oklahoma City federal court.

Teddy Mitchell in the hallway as the state's multicounty grand jury meets at the Oklahoma County Courthouse in Oklahoma City Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Photo by Paul B. Southerland,

“Teddy admitted that he did some things that were wrong,” defense attorney Scott Adams said Tuesday. “He just wants to put this matter behind him and focus on his family and taking care of his daughter and trying to find out who murdered his wife. And that's where all of his energies are.”

U.S. District Judge David Russell will decide later how much time Mitchell must serve in prison.

“He's going to plead guilty to a gambling count … and one of the money laundering counts,” Adams said.

Mitchell, 58, was accused last year in a federal indictment of illegally making millions of dollars by hosting high-stakes poker games at his Oklahoma City home and by taking bets on sporting events.

Before reaching a deal, he faced 49 counts. The jury trial was set for August.

The gambling case attracted widespread public attention because Mitchell's wife, Julie, 34, was brutally beaten to death in their home in November 2010. Teddy Mitchell was traveling out of the state at the time.

Her body was found in a closet where a safe was. Her unharmed daughter, London, then 1, was found beside her in a pool of blood.

Adams said again Tuesday that a $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for the beating death.

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